The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
LOVE AND LEE AT LoWNDEsvILLE.
visitors in the City...Lucky Preacher
...Mappy Groom -. The Schools.
Dry Goods In JuSs..-Broken Legs.
LoWSDESyILLE, December

LowNDEsyILLE, December.12, 1887.
Some pretty rough weather since my last.
Having had so much fine weather, we cali
not grunble. There are no doubt some who
did grumble and growl-some folks would
grumbe 10 be led To the whipping post.
Mr.. d. X. Cooley on last Thursday went to
Williamston, his Old traInping ground, on
short visit.
Mrs. smith, of YIt Carmel. is now visiting
the family Of her son.in-law, Mr.. p. L. Stur-
Mr. J. NJ. Baker loft on last Friday for Rich
mund, Ky. 10 visit relatives in that section.
Mr.. We. 5. Mcclellan brought over and
sold here last Friday the heaviest bale of cot.
ton brought to this market this season. Ii
weighed GSG pounds.
Nr. r. b. Hutchison's little son sent me Il
few days since Il cluster OF ears OF corn, live
ears of corn on the same stem.
Miss Surilla Smith, who spent some time
with her sister Mrs. p. l.. Sturkey, returned
10 her home at MI. Carmel last week. | can
ierl for some of our boys-huving been along
there.
Our stove and tin house is now on boom.
Several of its most costly stores have been
sold and shipped to parties in Troy and Mt.
Carmel. The proprietor has orders for sew.
eral more from the same places.
The signs are good, and the indications
strong, that several cOpartnershipS-ma
monia-will be entered into soon hereabouls.
4 short time back Il young couple were walt
just after services. A passcr-by enquired OF
Them as 10 what they were waiting for. The
young man replied: "Wailing TO see the
preacher" "Well. what do you want to see
him about?" This was too much. We can
partly imagine their "phelinks."
| The organization of the Sunday School in
Smyrna has just been perfected by the cleo
tion OF Mr.. p. l.. Sturkey, Secretary and Treas
urer, and Mr.. Mark Speer, Librarian.
Mr.. Prutt living two or three miles above
here, went TO Anderson last week. On his re-
| turn when nearing his home, thinking the en-
gineer might not "slow up for him TO get OIL
Jumped Oft and broke his good lcg-he hnt
been lame in the other one from white swell
ing from childhood.
Some of the forerunners of Christmas, "tht
advance guard" are beg inning to appear, Sucl
as toys for the children, and l am sorry Il
say. occasionally Is to he seen a Jug or keg o
dry goods" for the grown up people, the mel
l mean. o that prohibition or some 9th Fl
scheme might he devised, by which all Nigh
the more bccomingly celebrate this justly
| celebrated annual occasion, than by the ust
of alcoholic stlmulants!
| The school trustees in this township have
decided to open the public schools the secont
| Monday (9th) of January, and all who eN
| pect to teach in this township are notified t.
meet, the trustees In this place on Saturday
| (7th) before and enter Into contracts, &c.
About ten years ago, the Rev. w. II. Law
| ton served the Methodlsts here as pastor
Last Saturday evening for the first time sine
then he came into our midst His hear
mnst have been made glad at the very warn
welcome which he received from all Of ou
people. He preached quite an interesting
sermon on yesterday in smyrna church t
n large congregation. About eleven ycnr
ago he united In marriage a certain couple II
t6is community. The then groom approaches
him on Saturday last, and told him that h
had felt bad ever since his marriage becaus
he did not think that he had paid him (Broth
er I.awton) enough for performing the mar
riage ceremony, and there and then handel
him another dollar. The man, beyond
doubt, was pleased with his bargain:
Go to the stove and tin house and SEQ tn
Christmas tricks.
Old Santa Claus has left all of his Christina
} tricks with ]. @. DonCld at the stove and I'll
houge, TROUPE.